Rotary pump with fluid container for lavatory



AuE- 9, 19-52 H. c. BRANNAM ROTARY PUMP WITH FLUID CONTAINER FORLAVATORY I Filed May 7,1947

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i hROTARY-PUM? WITH FLUID CONTAINER 1 ronLAvA'ronY.

:Hal 0. Brannam, Tulsa, Okla.

Application- May 7, 1947, Serial No. 746,425

' Z Claims.

' This invention-relates to a rotary pump, and more. particularly butnot by .Way of limitation to a .lrotary: pump adapted for use inbeautyparlors; barber shops, -a nd the like; 7

In present day beauty parlors in applying a permanent wave by thecoldwave method, the usual procedureof neutralizingfthe cold wave; thatis, the hardening ,of ,thecustomers'hairafter it has beenpreviously-softened by a'suitable 10- tion for conforming the hair tothe shape of the curlers, it is necessary that the operator apply theneutralizing lotion to the hair while it is wrappedaround the curlers.This application is done by continuously dipping, from a containercontaining the lotion and pouring iton to the hair wrapped around thecurler. It will be apparent that this is a laborious and unsatisfactoryprocedure. Furthermore, this operation is disliked by beauty parloroperators,and as a consequence the operation is usually veryinefficient, which usually results in avery unsatisfactory permanentwaveto -the customer.- 'Theoperation is normally done while the customeris'reclining with: the nape of the neckresting'on a shampoo board, or-thelike, thereby making it very difficult to apply the neutralizinglotionto the'hair wrapped in' curlers'nearthe nape of the neck.Thisoftenprovides astraig'ht' hair result in-lieu of apermanent wave orcurlas is desired. Furthermore, pouring .or dipping ofv the neutralizinglotion willnot provide for. complete penetration to the. ends of thehair inthe curleraagain resulting inastraight end result.Thepre'sent'inventi'on is-more generally concerned with a rotary basinpump which-may be conveniently disposed in. a lavatory or basin forutilizing the water pressure of. the lavatory spigot as a hydraulicpower medium. The basin of the pump is filled. with neutralizing lotioncapable of being force pumped for spraying onto the customers hair inorder to eliminate the old and inefficient methodIof dipping, or pouringset out above. 7

It is an important .objectof this invention to provide a rotary 'pum'padapted for use in beauty parlors, or the like, where various hairdressing solutions may be sprayed onto the customers hair in aconvenient and eflicient manner.

And still another object of this-invention is to provide a rotary pumpadapted to-cooperate with the water spigot of a conventional lavatorywherein fluid to be pumped is contained in a vessel in such a manner tobe sprayed from the vessel by the pump.

And still another object of this invention is to provide a basin typepump for use inbeauty parlors, orthe likaadapted to be disposed in alavatory and connected to the water spigot-thereto whereinthe waterpressure activates "the pump to force fiuid in the basin therefrom inorder to be sprayed.

. vided with an. aperture A2 for: receiving. a stud Other objects andadvantagesof the invention will be evident from the following detaileddescription read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings whichillustrate my invention.

In the drawingsr M Figure 1 is a perspective view showing thedisposition of the pump in the lavatory.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevational view of the invention showing thepump disposed in the lavatory. s I v V Figure 3 is a detail view insectional elevation of the operating parts "ofthe pump on line 3-3 ofFigure 4.;

Figure4- is a vie-wtaken on lines d-efi of Figure 3. Y. 1

Referring to the drawings in detail,- reference character 2 indicates aconventional lavatory provided with the usual-water spigots 4. Thepresent invention comprises a bowl-like body 6 forming a container."'l-hecontainer-t is adapted to be connected with a pump'housing 8secured to the substantially fiat face or boss 9 of the lowermostportion of the container 6 through a plurality of circumferentiallyspaced screws It (preferably four in number) threaded into thecircumferentially spaced apertures [2 of the housing 8, asclearly shownin Figure 3. The housing is an irregular shaped: body in plan, asclearly shown in Figure 4; However it is substantially circularthroughout, with the exception of the diametrically opposed outwardlyextending flange portions 14' and 16, for a purpose as will behereinafter" set forth. Theflanges 14 and it arexprovided with downwardextending legs [8 and 20 whilerthe remaining portion of the housing 8-at a point "substantially perpendicular to the legs [8 and 201s providedwith outwardly .and downwardly extending legmembers 21- and 2-2. It willbe apparent that the leg members permit disposition of the assembledlarly, the flange I6 is provided with an aperture 32 connecting? with atubular member S l secure'dtthereto; Theiupper'portiorr ofsthe housing 8is: 'providedwith a cylindrical cavity. or chamber" 36 in communicationwith. the .passage way 32. .A.' similar cavity or chamber 38 .isprovid'ed in the lower portion: of the housing 3, separated from thechamber 36 by the baffle member 40, as clearlyshown in-Figureii. Thechamber 38 connects with the .passagewaytt'as shown inliigures 3 andkip: The 'baflie at, i'sgproa purpose as will be disposed in the chamber36 and comprises a central apertured body portion 52 having a plu ralityof peripherally spaced outwardly extending blades 54 thereon. The lowerface of the body 52 is provided with a recess 56 in substantialconformity with the boss 46 to assure proper disposition of the impellerwheel 50 in the chamber 36. A similar wheel 58 is disposed in thechamber 38 and comprises a central apertured body portion 60 having aplurality of peripheral teeth or blades 62. It is to be noted that theblades 62 are slightly shorter in length than the blades 54 for theimpeller wheel 50. This will be apparent from an inspection of Figures 2and 3. The impeller wheels 50 and 58 are maintained in the chambers 36and 38 by the nuts 64 and 66 secured to the opposite ends of the stud44.

The tubular members 30 and 34 provide a connection for receiving theusual rubber hose and 12. with spigot 4 to provide a connection with thechamber 38. Hose 12 is connected with the cylinder 34 and at theopposite end is provided with a spray element 14 for a purpose that willbe hereinafter set forth. The cavity '16 of the container 6 is providedwith an aperture 18 in its extreme lowermost portion thereof in order toprovide communication between the chamber 16 and the chamber 36.

Operation The operation of the pump will be apparent from the above, inthat it is placed in the basin 28 of the lavatory 2 with the conduit 10connected to the water spigot 4. Any suitable neutralizing solution orthe like is poured into the bowl [6 of the container 6. The valve stem18' of the spigot is moved to open position thereby creating a waterpressure from the spigot 4 into the chamber 38 and into contact with theplurality of peripheral blades 62 of the impeller 58. This will cause arotation of the impeller 58 and through the medium of the stud 44 willprovide a simultaneous rotation of the impeller 50 disposed in the upperchamber 36. The aperture 18 provides communication of the neutralizingfluid in the chamber 16 with the chamber 36, whereby rotation of theimpeller 50 will force the neutralizing fluid directed into cavity 36out the aperture 32, hose 12 and spray element I4.

It will thus be seen that the pump utilizes the water pressure of aconventional lavatory as an actuating medium for pumping or forcing afluid from the container 6 through the rubber conduit 12 where it issprayed from element 14. This spraying provides a very efilcient andconvenient means of applying a fluid to a customers hair in variousbeauty parlor operations. ing assures that an overall and efficientapplication of the fluid will be made to all parts necessary.Furthermore, the spraying operation eliminates considerable time inapplying a neutralizing solution or the like in beauty parloroperations, and also tends to eliminate any inefiiciency of operatorswhich may result in unsatisfactory waves.

It will be apparent that the pump is not limited to the application of aneutralizing solution for The spray-' The hose 10 is connected at oneend through the hair.

4 cold waves, but can be used in numerous other beauty parlor or barbershop operations, such as special rinses during the shampooing of thehair, or the application of color rinses after ashampoo. The presentmethod of applying color rinses is usually by pouring or brushing thecolor rinse The present invention would obviously provide better resultssince the color rinse could be sprayed on and thereby apply the rinsewith a more even force.

7 From the foregoing it will be apparent that the present inventionprovides a new and novel means for creating a spray application in aliquid pump, particularly adaptable to beauty parlor and barber shopoperations in order to secure a more efiicient and convenientapplication of liquids for various operations on the hair. Furthermore,the present device for spraying the hair solution to the customercreates a force to assure application of the solution to all desiredparts; at the same time rendering the application in an expeditious andeconomical manner.

Changes may be made in'the combination and arrangements of partsasheretofore set forth in the specification and shown in the drawings,it being understood that anymodification in the precise embodiment ofthe invention may be made within the scope of the following claimswithout departing from the spirit-of the invention.

What I claim is: r

1. In combination with a lavatory, a fluid container freely disposedtherein, a pump housing secured to the bottom portion of the containerand communicating therewith, a plurality of separated baffled chambersin the housing, a rotary impeller in each of the'chambers, a shaftconnecting the impellers to provide simultaneous rotation thereof, aconduit connecting one of said chambers with the lavatory spigot toprovide a hydraulic pressure causing rotation of the impeller disposedtherein, said impeller rotation causing a simultaneous rotation of theother of said impellers in the other of said chambers providing adisplacement of fluid from the communicating container, and spray meansproviding a discharge of the displaced fluid.

2. In combination with a lavatory, a fluid container disposed therein, apumping apparatus secured to the container, means connecting the pumpingapparatus with the lavatory spigot to provide hydraulic power therefor,a pair of separated impeller means provided in the pump, meansconnecting the impellers to.pr0vide simultaneous rotation thereof, oneof the said impellers responsive to the forced the hydraulic power tocause rotation of both impellers, and the other of said impellersproviding for displacement of fluid in the container, and meansproviding a spray outlet for the displacedfiuid.

HAL c. BRANNAM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Bond Jan. 2, 1940

